Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§53 Benton Harbor Canal, Michigan
Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - WATERS DECLARED NONNAVIGABLE: CHANGE OF NAME › § 53
Summary
Benton Harbor Canal at and above Ninth Street's west line, Benton Harbor, Michigan, is not a U.S. navigable water; Congress may change this.
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Title 33, §53
Navigation and Navigable Waters — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Benton Harbor Canal at and above the west line of Ninth Street, in the city of Benton Harbor and State of Michigan, is declared to be not a navigable water of the United States within the meaning of the Constitution and laws of the United States. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this section is expressly reserved.
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This section, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning act June 2, 1937, ch. 288, 50 Stat. 243, section 1 and 3 of which are classified to this section. section 2 of the Act, which relates to abandonment of a portion of the Benton Harbor Canal project, is not classified to the Code.
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33 U.S.C. § 53
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73